Free Nursing Cover - Need reviewers

Been a long time since my last post, but life got busy! I have an Etsy shop name, check it out at Blue House White Clothing. I specialize in children's clothing and nursery decor, along with some other baby/toddler items that are all handmade with quality products at very affordable prices. My mom has made a prototype for a nursing cover. Having heard some nursing moms complain about this or that regarding nursing covers, she thought my fans and potential customers would have the same concerns. She mocked a few up and we are giving them away for moms to test them out and give us an honest review. If you have a blog that would be an added bonus! 

Here's the rundown:

We have 3 nursing covers up for grabs.

Winners will be chosen on Random.org at least 48 hours after contest ends.

They are provided to you at no cost and is yours to keep.

We do require that you give us honest feedback by email once you've had a change to use the item, preferably around 2 weeks after you've received the product.

We will email you (several times) if we have not heard from you.

If you fail to provide us with feedback, you will no longer be eligible for giveaways in the future.

You must use the Rafflecopter form to properly enter.

**If you are a blog owner, we would love for you to post your review for your readers to see. We'll absolutely give you preference for other product reviews in the future!**

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SuperHero Capes to the rescue!

I saw the Today Show's story on Superhero capes for sick kids and found it absolutely heartwarming.  I immediately thought of my friend's baby, Turner.  While Turner is an overall healthy baby, he does have a helmet to help shape his head and he has torticollis.  He's nowhere near as 'sick' as the children they featured but I thought that maybe a SuperHero cape would boost his spirit...and his parents' too.  So I got together some Batman fabric and embroidered a T on it for Super Turner!

I followed the instructions and used the pattern that I found at BurdaStyle.  Super easy cape for a Super little guy.  I plan on making my little guys some in the near future.

P.S. Please ignore my husbands super creep eyes in this pic...he's a great guy and not creepy at all...just not a great pic of him.

Here's little Turner in the finished cape for his 6 month portraits by Signature Photography and Art by Elysia.  What a cutie!!!

 

Easy DIY Applique Tutorial

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We had a bit of snow and ice here yesterday so I took off work a little early since the roads were a little nasty.  I made it home just fine and started thinking about what I should do with the little free time that I was given (NEVER happens around my house!)  So I decided to shave my legs!  It may sound silly but if you are a parent of two toddlers...you probably understand why this was so exciting for me!  So I then turned to my current sewing projects.

I had been interested in doing some easy appliques on some shirts for the boys.  I found some free applique patterns at this site.  Nothing crazy, just simple shapes.  But the ideas to make them unique are plentiful!  I found a few 'plain' shirts for my youngest at Walmart (about $2-4 per shirt) and got out the fabrics I chose and got started.

Here's how to do it yourself!

Items you will need:

• Heat 'n Bond Lite Iron-On Adhesive (amount will vary depending on the size of applique)
• Shirt or other garment
• Fabric for the applique (Again, amount will vary)
• Iron
• Sewing Machine and sewing basics (although this is optional, I will explain below)
• Scissors

1.  Draw out your applique outline onto the paper side of the Heat 'n Bond.  Go ahead and cut out the images but DO NOT cut them on the outline you just drew.  I did this because I drew 3 different appliques on a section of the adhesive paper...so in order to keep them separate since they are going onto different fabrics, I cut them out giving enough allowance around the outline.  *As you can sort of see, some of the applique patterns have a few parts to them so you may want to make your own markings to keep them organized.*

Sorry the image is a little washed out...

 2.  Next you will take your applique and lay it onto the WRONG SIDE of the chosen fabric with the paper facing up.  Using medium heat with NO STEAM, press the iron onto the paper side of the fabric for 2 seconds. Yeah, that's all it takes!  Set it aside to cool.

This is a bird applique that I'll be putting on a little onesie in a later post.

3.  Once the applique is cool enough, carefully cut out the applique shape using the outline you drew.

4.  Lay the garment flat onto your surface.  Peel away the paper backing and gently position the applique onto your garment with the shiny side down.  Once you are pleased with the placement, iron away!  The adhesive doesn't take long to melt so a few seconds is all you need.  And here is what the semi-final* product looks like:

 * I've seen tutorials that end here.  I know fraying may not be a huge issue to some...but it is to me!  But if you don't have a sewing machine or basic sewing skills, consider yourself done with this project!

5.  I just had to 'finish' the edges of the applique.  I used a thin but dense zig-zag stitch.  I believe my settings were 0.5 for stitch length and 3 for stitch width.  Go slow around curves! I was careful to line up the outermost edge of the applique with far edge of the stitch length.  Sorry if that doesn't make sense but here's some pics to help clarify:

6. Finish sewing the edges and you're really done!

Final results:

I could do these everyday, they were so easy!  I think my little one will look quite adorable in them, it's a nice and easy way to add some uniqueness to a plain old tee.

Hope it's warm where you are...I'm ready for Spring and Summer!

Pretty little Bubble Dress

I love sewing for girls...although I have two boys. I have one niece, a few cousins, and even fewer friends with girls (boys are apparently very prevalent in my surroundings!). So any chance I get to test out my sewing creativity on them - I take it!

Don't get me wrong...I make things for the boys too, but little dresses are so fun! I found a pattern and tutorial on Pinterest and it led me too this wonderful this site. I followed the easy tutorial and changed a little bit (I put together the slit on top of the bodice differently).

I feel as if they may be a little short...but hey, I don't have girls and although I have used the boys as live dress forms, I didn't on these.  I simply followed the pattern and instructions and hoped they fit properly.  And if they are too short, I think a pair of capri leggings would set that off very nicely, maybe even add a cardigan if the weather is chilly.

Here are the results:

This will be a gift for my cousin's daughter for her 4th birthday

I made this for my niece to maybe wear at a wedding this spring